Yesterday In Tech - 02/02/2023

Artificial intelligence, Twitch

• AI VTuber Neuro-Sama hilariously claps back at hate comment during Twitch stream (Dexerto)

Apple, Nasdaq, NASDAQ:AAPL

• Breakingviews - Apple tries to be both desirable and predictable (Reuters)

• How Apple's Ability To Pivot Is A Key Part Of Its Strategy (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Seeking Alpha)

Epic Games, Dishonored, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Arkane Studios

• Dishonored: Death to the Outsider is now free on Epic Games Store (VideoCardz.com)

• The next free Epic Games Store title has been announced | VGC (Video Games Chronicle)

• Bethesda Game Will Soon Be Free to Download (ComicBook.com)

• Epic Games Store Reveals Free Game for February 9 (GameRant)

• Epic Games Store: Adios and Hell Is Others Are Free Right Now (IGN India)

• Two unique indie games are free on the Epic Games Store this week (Neowin)

• The best Dishonored game goes free on the Epic Store next week (PC Gamer)

• Free On The Epic Games Store: Hell Is Others And Adios (Kotaku Australia)

• How to redeem Dishonored: Death of the Outsider for free on Epic Games Store (Sportskeeda)

• Get Dishonored: Death of the Outsider for free on PC next week (Gamereactor UK)

Sony PlayStation, Discord, Voice chat in online gaming, Variable refresh rate

• PS5 Beta Introduces Discord Voice Chat, VRR support for 1440p, and more (PlayStation.Blog)

• PlayStation 5 Getting Discord Voice Integration, Other Features (Kotaku)

• PS5 beta update finally adds Discord voice chat (Engadget)

• You Can Now Update Your PlayStation 5 Controller Without A Cable (GameSpot)

• Discord arrives on PS5 for beta testers today (The Verge)

• PS5 update finally solves the console's most annoying problem (VG247)

• Next PS5 update will have Discord voice chat, VRR support for 1440p, and more (Polygon)

• New PS5 Beta Brings Discord Voice Chat, Social Feature Improvements, And More To System (GameSpot)

• PS5 Firmware Update Beta Invites Discord to the Party (Push Square)

• Sony Testing Discord Voice Chat on PlayStation 5 With Beta Users (IGN)

Samsung, Google, Qualcomm, Extended reality, Augmented reality, Apple, Mixed reality, Android

• Samsung looks beyond the Galaxy S23 to make "extended reality" devices (The Washington Post)

• Samsung, Google and Qualcomm Team Up to Build a New Mixed-Reality Platform (CNET)

• Samsung announces that it will soon compete with Apple in another product category (PhoneArena)

• Samsung is making 'extended reality' wearable devices (Engadget)

• Samsung, Google and Qualcomm are making a mixed-reality platform (TechCrunch)

• Google and Samsung team up for Android-based Extended Reality headsets (Android Police)

• Google says Lens and Maps Live View are 'prelude to [its] long-term vision' for AR (9to5Google)

• Samsung To Develop New XR Hardware In Partnership With Qualcomm, Google (UploadVR)

• Samsung making XR device powered by Android and Qualcomm chip (9to5Google)

• Samsung Hints Metaverse Ambitions At Product Launch Event, Eyes Integrating Different Realities Into Premium Smartphones (Yahoo Finance)

ZTE, Mobile phone, China

• Win a Supercharged REDMAGIC 8 Pro Gaming Smartphone (MakeUseOf)

• Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Full Review: The Best Gaming Phone Experienced Ever (Gizmochina)

• Up your game with the ultimate gaming phone, REDMAGIC 8 Pro (Android Police)

• ZTE Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro review: Great gaming at a reasonable price (BGR)

• REDMAGIC 8 Pro review - "A beast in performance, but not without growing pains" (Pocket Gamer)

• Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro: 9 Features Every Mobile Gamer Will Love (MakeUseOf)

Artificial intelligence, Dark fantasy

• Apex fan transforms legends into a creepy '80s dark fantasy film with the help of AI (Dot Esports)

Humble Bundle, Paizo, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast, Open Game License

• Paizo Partners With Humble Bundle to Tempt New Players (Gizmodo)

• So You Wanna Try Out Pathfinder? Massive Humble Bundle Available Now (TechRaptor)

• Grab Tons of TTRPG PDFs with a New Humble Bundle - GeekTyrant (GeekTyrant)

Kaizou Choujin Schbibinman Zero, Shockman, Satellaview, Translation, Super Nintendo Entertainment System

• Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero has been fan translated as Shockman Zero (Destructoid)

• Shockman Zero receives fan translation patch (Real Otaku Gamer)

• Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero Recieves Fan Translation As "Shockman Zero" (GoNintendo)

Mars, Human mission to Mars

• We Don't Need To Go To Mars (Kottke.org)

Derek Jeter, MLB: The Show, New York Yankees, MLB, Miami Marlins

• Jeter graces cover of MLB The Show collector's edition (MLB.com)

• Yankees legend Derek Jeter is your MLB The Show 23 Collector's Edition cover athlete (PlayStation.Blog)

• MLB world reacts to absolutely huge Derek Jeter news (MSN)

• MLB The Show 23 Collector's Editions Detailed, Cover Star Revealed (Yahoo)

• MLB The Show 23 Collector's Edition Details - Four Days Early Access (Operation Sports)

• Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter Leads Off MLB The Show 23 PS5, PS4 Collector's Edition (Push Square)

• VIDEO: Derek Jeter Has Funny Reaction to MLB The Show News (FanDuel)

• Derek Jeter unveils MLB The Show cover, reveals thong secret on 'Tonight Show' (Yanks Go Yard)

• MLB The Show 23 Collector's Edition Cover Star Is Derek Jeter (Operation Sports)

• MLB The Show 23 Pre Order, Early Release Confirmed (Outsider Gaming)

Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch, Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula

• Overwatch 2 season 3 adding new Control map, Antarctic Peninsula (Polygon)

• Overwatch 2 devs reveal 2023's new game mode will launch with multiple maps (Dexerto)

• Overwatch 2's new Antarctic Peninsula KOTH map has snow, penguins and fishing (Dexerto)

• Overwatch 2's newest Control map, Antarctica, brings lore and life to season 3 (Dot Esports)

• Overwatch 2's new Antarctic map has ice drills, fishing, and immortal penguins (PC Gamer)

• Overwatch 2's New Antarctic Map Features Bulletproof Penguins, A Fishing Mini-Game, And More Of Mei's Backstory (GameSpot)

• Overwatch 2's New Control Map Brings Penguins to Overwatch (CNET)

• Overwatch 2's New Antarctica Map Has Penguins, Because Of Course It Does (Forbes)

• Overwatch 2 Video Shows Antarctic Peninsula Map Penguins (GameRant)

• Overwatch 2 - Season 3 Trailer Debuts February 6th, New Control Map Revealed (GamingBolt)

Temtem, February, 2023

• Temtem updated to Version 1.2.2 (GoNintendo)

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links, PGA TOUR, HB Studios, February

• Pebble Beach Golf Links arrives in PGA TOUR 2K23 (ClutchPoints)

• PGA Tour 2K23 Update 1.08 Putts Out This Feb. 1 (MP1st)

• PGA TOUR 2K23 Adds Pebble Beach (Hardcore Gamer)

• PGA Tour 2K23 Adds Free Pebble Beach Golf Links in Time For New eSeries Event | XboxAchievements.com (Xbox Achievements)

Infinix, Ant-Man, February, Marvel Cinematic Universe, India, Flipkart

• Infinix Zero 5G 2023 will Launch on the 4th of February 2023 on Flipkart (The Tech Outlook)

• Marvel-themed Infinix Zero 5G Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Edition launches in India on February 4 (knownews)

Neanderthal, Straight-tusked elephant, Research, Palaeoloxodon

• Neanderthals hunted massive elephants that once roamed northern Europe (CNN)

• These Extinct Elephants Were Neanderthals' 'Biggest Calorie Bombs' (The New York Times)

• The Evolution of Neanderthal Society: New Evidence Emerges (Ancient Origins)

• Neanderthals hunted enormous elephants that fed 100 people for a month (New Scientist)

• Neanderthals lived in groups big enough to eat giant elephants (Science)

• Neanderthals hunted, butchered massive elephants: study (Phys.org)

• Neanderthals hunted giant elephants and made thousands of meals from a single beast (The Telegraph)

• Cut Marks on Bones Suggest Neanderthals Butchered Elephants (Gizmodo)

• Neanderthals In Large Groups Hunted Elephants Twice The Size Of Today's Giants (IFL Science)

• Neanderthals hunted enormous elephants that were bigger than woolly mammoths (Daily Mail)

Grand Theft Auto Online, Rockstar Games, HASTA, La Vista

• How to earn bonuses from GTA Online's Acid Lab business this week (February 2 - February 8) (Sportskeeda)

• GTA Online Acid Lab Mission Bonuses Available All This Week, As First Dose Hard Mode Event Comes to an End (XboxAchievements.com)

• How to play GTA Online Hasta La Vista Adversary Mode for 2x bonuses this week? (February 2-8) (Sportskeeda)

• GTA Online Hasta La Vista mode returns with big RP & cash bonuses (The Loadout)

Apple, iPhone

• iPhone 14 Plus demand continues to fall, but rumors say an iPhone 15 Plus is still planned (9to5Mac)

• iPhone 14 Plus component orders near zero, amid low demand (AppleInsider)

• My iPhone 14 Pro camera is ruined, and it's all Apple's fault (Digital Trends)

• These iPhones will be the Apples of your eye (Newsday)

• iPhone 13 (2021) vs Google Pixel 6 (2021)... (The Irish Sun)

• Samsung Galaxy S23+ vs. iPhone 14 Plus: How Do They Compare? (Pocketnow)

• What Are Best Alternatives To iPhone 14 (Newspatrolling.com)

• Sales of the iPhone 14 Plus are expected to be well below Apple's expectations. (Necir)

• iPhone 13 Pro vs iPhone 14 Pro which one should you buy in 2023 (Sportskeeda)

• Tech Review: The New Iphone 14 Plus Backs Up Its Street Cred... (menafn)

James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, Telescope, Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph, Observation

• The James Webb Space Telescope gets its own micrometeoroid forecast — here's how (Space.com)

• NASA Traces James Webb Space Telescope Glitch to Cosmic Ray From Outside Our Solar System (CNET)

• Webb Space Telescope Glitch Likely Caused by Galactic Cosmic Ray – NIRISS Returns to Full Operations (SciTechDaily)

• James Webb Space Telescope recovers from 2nd instrument glitch (Space.com)

• NASA Finds the Culprit Behind a Webb Telescope Malfunction: Powerful Cosmic Rays (Inverse)

• Webb NIRISS Instrument has Gone Offline (Universe Today)

• Webb Telescope's NIRISS Has Returned to Science Operations (SpaceRef)

• Webb Telescope Spectrograph Suffers Software Glitch (Yahoo News)

• NASA drops update on its $10 billion glitched James Webb Space Telescope (TweakTown)

• James Webb Space Telescope's suffers another glitch; NASA halts science observations (Republic World)